I Want To Be Free
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| ""I Want To Be Free"" | ||
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| Single by Toyah | ||
| from the album Anthem | ||
| B-side(s) | Walkie Talkie, Alien | |
| Released | 1981 | |
| Format | 7" | |
| Genre | New Wave | |
| Label | Safari | |
| Writer(s) | [Willcox/Bogen] | |
| Producer(s) | Nick Tauber | |
| Chart positions | ||
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8 [UK] |
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| Toyah singles chronology | ||
| "Four From Toyah" (1981) |
"I Want To Be Free" (1981) |
"Thunder In The Mountains" (1981) |
"I Want To Be Free" was the seventh UK single by the band Toyah, fronted by Toyah Willcox, and was released in 1981.
Again backed by an appearance on Top Of The Pops, and bolstered by the performance of the previous single, "I Want To Be Free" found the band in the UK Top Ten once again, and the success of the two tracks pushed the album Anthem into the UK Albums Chart where it reached Number 2 - and on some charts it claimed the top spot!
The two b-sides on this single were eventually included on the 1999 reissue of Anthem, and they also feature on the 2005 compilation The Safari Singles Collection Part 2: 1981-1983.
[edit] Track listing
[edit] 7" Vinyl
- A: I Want To Be Free [Wilcox/Bogen]
- B1: Walkie Talkie [Willcox/Bogen]
- B2: Alien [Willcox/Bogen/Glockler]
Catalogue Number: SAFE34
Produced by Nick Tauber. Published by Sweet 'n' Sour Songs Ltd.
Both sides ran at 45RPM. There were two variations of the single artwork - one with a black border, one with a white border.
[edit] Personnel
- Toyah Willcox : vocals
- Joel Bogen : guitar
- Phil Spalding : bass
- Nigel Glockler : drums
- Adrian Lee : keyboards
